The True Message of

Jesus Christ
IN THE QURAN AND BIBLE

BY: FATEN SABRI

REVISED BY: SH. ESAM ISHAQ

2018
SECOND EDITION

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Contents
1. Introduction.....................................................................................................................................3

2. The Story of Jesus Christ began with the Supplication of Mary's Mother................................4

*(Qur'an 3: 33-37): .........................................................................................................................4

3. The Status of Virgin Mary and the Glad Tidings ........................................................................5

(Qur'an 3:42-47): ............................................................................................................................5

4. The Miraculous Conception and Birth of Jesus ...........................................................................6

(Qur'an 19:16-35): ..........................................................................................................................6

5. The ProphetHood of Jesus and his Miracles ................................................................................8

(Qur'an 5:75-76): ............................................................................................................................8

(Qur'an 3:48-50): ............................................................................................................................8

(Qur'an 5:112-115): ........................................................................................................................9

(Qur'an3:52-53): .............................................................................................................................9

(Qur'an 61:14):................................................................................................................................9

6. The Plot against Jesus and God’s Protection .............................................................................10

(Qur'an 3: 54-59): .........................................................................................................................10

7. The Refutation of the Killing and Crucifixion of Jesus .............................................................11

(Qur'an 4:157-159): ......................................................................................................................11

8. Monotheism was the Core of the Message of Jesus. ...................................................................11

(Qur'an 3:51):................................................................................................................................11

(Qur'an 9:31):................................................................................................................................11

(Qur'an 5:116-118): ......................................................................................................................12

(Qur'an 4:171-173): ......................................................................................................................12

9. The Prophecy of the Coming of Prophet Muhammad by Jesus ...............................................13

(Qur'an 61:6):................................................................................................................................13

10. Explanatory Footnotes: ..............................................................................................................14

11. Conclusion: ..................................................................................................................................17

12. Notes:............................................................................................................................................20

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1. Introduction

All Thanks and Praise is to God, we seek His Help and Forgiveness.
We seek refuge in God from the evil within ourselves and the
consequences of our evil deeds. Whoever God guides will never be led
astray, and whoever God leads astray will never find guidance.

I bear witness that there is no god but one God (Allah), that He has no
partner or son, and I bear witness that Muhammad is His servant and His
final messenger. I bear witness that Jesus Christ is His servant and His
messenger.

This book is a brief summary in which I wish to clarify the origin of

Christianity and its present day reality. It is to lead the Christians to know
the roots of their beliefs (to believe in one God and unifying Him in
worship). In this summary, I have made an effort to cite the Qur'anic verses
which mention the story of Jesus Christ and his mother, and to give the
evidence from the current texts of the Torah and the Gospel to illustrate to
the Christian readers The True Message of Jesus Christ using their own
sources.

This book helps all freethinkers, open-minded and the seekers of the truth
to know that what was sent by God to all nations with all messengers
throughout the history was one unique message (Pure Monotheism).
Prophet Jesus was also one of those pious messengers who endeavored to
guide their people to the truth, but many people followed their desires and
thus went far from the prophetic teachings.

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2. The Story of Jesus Christ began with the
Supplication of Mary's Mother

*(Qur'an 3: 33-37):
33. God chose Adam, Noah, the family of Abraham and the family of
Imran above all the worlds.
34. Offspring, one of the other, and God is the All-Hearing, All-
Knowing.(1)
35. Remember when the wife of Imran said: "O my Lord! I have pledged
to You the child that is in my womb, to be dedicated for Your service (free
from all worldly work, to serve in Your Place of Worship), so accept this
from me. Verily, You are the All-Hearing, the All-Knowing."
36. Then when she delivered her child (Mary), she said: "O my Lord! I
have delivered a female child," - and God was All-knowing of what she
had delivered - and the male is not like the female. “And I have named
her Mary, and I seek refuge with You (God) for her and for her offspring
from Satan the outcast."
37. So her Lord (God) accepted her (Mary) with goodly acceptance. He
made her grow in an upright manner and put her under the care of
Zachariah.(2) Every time he entered the place of worship to visit her, he
found her with sustenance. He said: "O Mary! From where have you got
this?" She said: "This is from God." Verily, God provides sustenance to
whom He wills, without measure." (3)

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3. The Status of Virgin Mary and the Glad Tidings

(Qur'an 3:42-47):
42. And [mention] when the angels said, "O Mary, indeed God has
chosen you and purified you and chosen you above the women of the
worlds.

43. O Mary, be devoutly obedient to your Lord and prostrate and bow
with those who bow [in prayer]."

44. That is from the news of the unseen which We reveal to you, [O
Muhammad]. And you were not with them when they cast their pens as to
which of them should be responsible for Mary. Nor were you with them
when they disputed.

45. Remember when the Angels said: "O Mary! Verily God gives you
glad tidings of a Word from Him "Be!" - And he was! (i.e. Jesus son of
Mary). His name will be the Messiah Jesus son of Mary, held in honor in
this world and in the hereafter, and he will be one of those who are near
to God."

46."He (Jesus) will speak to the people in the cradle and in manhood,
and he will be one of the righteous."

47. She said: "O my Lord! How shall I have a son when no man has
touched me." He said: "So it will be, for God creates what He wills.
When He decrees something, He just says to it: "Be!" and it is!

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4. The Miraculous Conception and Birth of Jesus

(Qur'an 19:16-35):
16. And mention in the Book (The Qur'an), the story of Mary, when she
withdrew to be in seclusion from her family to a place facing eastwards.

17. She placed a screen to conceal herself from them; then We sent Our
spirit to her (Angel Gabriel), and he appeared before her in the form of a
man, in all respects.

18. She said: "Verily! I seek refuge with the Most Beneficent God from
you, if you do fear God."(4)

19. The Angel said: "I am only a Messenger from your Lord, to give you
the glad tidings of a righteous son."

20. She said: "How can I have a son, when no man has touched me, nor
am I unchaste?"

21. He said: "So it will be", your Lord said: 'That is easy for Me: **We
shall make him a sign to mankind and a mercy from **Us (God), and it is
a matter already decreed by *** (Allah).'

22. So she conceived him, and she withdrew to a far place (i.e. Bethlehem
Valley, about 4-6 miles from Jerusalem).(5)

23. And the pains of childbirth urged her to the trunk of a date-palm tree.
She said: "Would that I had died before this and had long been
forgotten."

24. Then a voice called her from below, saying: "Grieve not! Your Lord
has provided a stream at your feet.

25. "And shake the trunk of the date-palm towards you; it will let fall
fresh, ripe dates for you."(6)

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26."So eat and drink and be glad, and if you see any human being, say:
'Verily! I have vowed to God the Most Merciful to abstain from
conversation, so I will not talk to any human being this day.'"

27. Then she brought him (the baby Jesus) to her people, carrying him.
They said: "O Mary! Indeed this is a monstrous thing that you have
committed.

28. "O sister of Aaron! Your father was not an immoral man, nor was
your mother an unchaste woman."(7)

29. Then she pointed towards the baby. The people said: "How can we
talk to one who is a child in the cradle?"

30. Whereupon the baby spoke: "Verily! I am a servant of God, He has

granted me the Scripture and He has made me a Prophet."(8)

31."And He has made me blessed wherever I may be, and has

commanded me to pray and to give alms as long as I live."

32. "And made me dutiful to my mother, and made me not arrogant, or

unblessed.

33. "And peace be upon me the day I was born, and the day I die, and the
day I shall be raised up alive!"

34. This is Jesus, son of Mary. It is a statement of truth, concerning that

which they doubt or dispute.

35. It befits not the Majesty of God that He begets a son for He is far
above this. Glorified and Exalted be He above all that they associate with
Him. When He decrees a thing, He only says to it, "Be!" and it is.(9)

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5. The ProphetHood of Jesus and his Miracles

(Qur'an 5:75-76):
75. The Messiah Jesus son of Mary, was no more than a Messenger;
many were the Messengers that passed away before him. His mother
Mary was a Supporter of Truth (i.e. she believed in the words of God and
His Books). They both used to eat food as any human being would, while
God does not eat. Look how We make the signs clear to them, and yet
they are deluded from the truth.

76. Say (O Muhammad to mankind): "How do you worship besides God

something which has no power either to harm or to benefit you? While it
is God Who is the All-Hearing, All-Knowing."

(Qur'an 3:48-50):
48. And He (God) will teach Jesus the Book, the Wisdom, the Torah and
the Gospel.
49. And will make him a Messenger to the Children of Israel (saying): "I
have come to you with a sign from your Lord, that I design for you out of
clay the shape of a bird and breathe into it, and it becomes a real bird by
God's permission; and I will heal who was born blind and the leper, and I
will bring the dead back to life by God's permission. And I will inform
you of what you eat, and what you store in your houses. Surely, therein is
a sign for you, if you believe."(10)
50. And I have come confirming that which was before me of the Torah,
and to make lawful to you part of what was forbidden to you, and I have
come to you with a sign from your Lord. So fear God and obey me.(11)

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(Qur'an 5:112-115):
112. Remember when the disciples said: "O Jesus son of Mary! Can your
Lord send down to us a table spread with food from heaven?"Jesus said:
"Fear God, if you are indeed believers."

113. They said: "We wish to eat thereof and let our hearts be stronger in
faith, and to know that you have indeed told us the truth and that we
ourselves be its witnesses."
114. Jesus, son of Mary, said: "O God, our Lord! Send us from heaven a
table spread (with food) that there may be for us - for the first and the last
of us - a feast and a sign from You; and provide us sustenance, for You
are the Best of Sustainers."
115. God said:" Indeed I will send it down unto you, but if any of you
after that disbelieves, then I will punish him with a torment such as I
have not inflicted on anyone among all (beings)."

(Qur'an3:52-53):
52. Then when Jesus came to know of their disbelief, he asked: "Who
will be my helpers in God's Cause?" The disciples said: "We are the
helpers of God; we believe in God, and bear witness that we are Muslims
(i.e. we submit to God)."

53. Our Lord! We believe in what You have sent down, and we follow the
Messenger (Jesus); so write us down among those who bear witness (to
the truth that none has the right to be worshipped but God).

(Qur'an 61:14):
14. O you who believe! Be you helpers in the Cause of God as Jesus, son
of Mary, asked the disciples: "Who are my helpers in the Cause of God?"

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The disciples said: "We are God's helpers" (i.e. we will strive in His
Cause!). Then a group of the Children of Israel believed and a group
disbelieved. So **We gave power to those who believed against their
enemies, and they became prevalent.

6. The Plot against Jesus and God’s Protection

(Qur'an 3: 54-59):

54. And they (disbelievers) plotted to kill Jesus, and God planned too.
And God is the Best of the Planners.
55. Remember when God said: "O Jesus! I will take you and raise you up
to Myself and clear you [of the false allegation that Jesus is God's son]
and free you from those who disbelieve. And I will make those who follow
you (monotheists) superior to those who disbelieve till the Day of
Resurrection. Then you will return to Me and I will judge between you in
the matters in which you used to dispute."(12)
56. "As to those who disbelieve, I will punish them with a severe torment
in this world and in the hereafter, and they will have no helpers."
57. And as for those who believe and do righteous deeds, God will pay
them their reward in full. And God does not like the polytheists and
wrong-doers.
58. This is what We recite to you (O Muhammad) of the Verses and the
Wise Reminder (i.e. the Qur'an).
59. Verily, the likeness of Jesus to God is like that of Adam. He created
him from dust, then He said to him: "Be!" - And he was.(13)

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7. The Refutation of the Killing and Crucifixion of
Jesus

(Qur'an 4:157-159):
157. And because of their saying (in boast), "We killed the Messiah
Jesus, son of Mary, the Messenger of God," but they killed him not, nor
did they crucify him, but it appeared so because of his resemblance to a
man they mistook for Jesus. Those who differ therein are full of doubts.
They have no certain knowledge, they follow nothing but conjecture. For
surely they killed him not (i.e. Jesus, son of Mary).
158. Rather God raised him (Jesus) up unto Himself. And God is Ever
All-Powerful, All-Wise. (14)
159. And there is none of the people of the Scriptures (the Gospel and the
Torah) but must believe in him (Jesus, son of Mary, as only a human
Messenger of God) before his death. And on the Day of Resurrection,
Jesus will be a witness against them.

8. Monotheism was the Core of the Message of Jesus.

(Qur'an 3:51):
51. Truly! God is my Lord and your Lord, so worship Him Alone. This is
the straight path.(15)

(Qur'an 9:31):
31. They took their rabbis and their monks as their lords besides God (by
obeying them in things which they made lawful or unlawful according to
their own desires) and they also took as their Lord the Messiah, son of

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Mary. And they were commanded (in the Torah and the Gospel) to
worship none but One God. None has the right to be worshipped but
Him. Praise and Glory be to Him, far above is He from having the
partners they associate with Him.

(Qur'an 5:116-118):
116. And remember when God will say (on the Day of Resurrection): "O
Jesus! Did you say to the people: 'Worship me and my mother as two
gods besides God?" He will say: "Glory be to You! It was not for me to
say what I had no right to say. Had I said such a thing, You would surely
have known it. You know what is within myself and I do not know what is
within Yours. Truly You, only You, are the All-Knowing of all that is
hidden and unseen.
117. "Never did I say to them aught except what You (God) did command
me to say: 'Worship God my Lord and your Lord.' And I was a witness
over them while I dwelt amongst them, but when You took me up, You
were the Watcher over them, and You are a Witness to all things".
118. "If You punish them, they are Your servants, and if You forgive
them, verily You, only You are the All-Mighty, the All-Wise."

(Qur'an 4:171-173):
171. O People of the Scripture, do not exceed the limits in your religion,
nor say of God aught but the truth. The Messiah Jesus, son of Mary, was
no more than a Messenger of God and His Word, "Be!" which He
bestowed on Mary and a spirit created by Him; so believe in God and His
Messengers. Say not: "Three (trinity)!" Cease! It is better for you. For
God is the only One God, Glory be to Him. Far Exalted is He above

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having a son. To Him belong all that is in the heavens and all that is on
the earth and sufficient is God as the Disposer of Affairs.

172. The Messiah will never disdain to be a servant of God, nor will the
Angels who are near to God. And whosoever rejects His worship and is
arrogant, God will gather them together unto Himself.(16)

173. As for those who believed in the Oneness of God and did righteous
deeds, He will give them their due rewards, and more, out of His Bounty.
But as for those who refused His worship and were proud, He will punish
them with a painful torment. And they will not find for themselves besides
God any Protector or Helper.(17)

9. The Prophecy of the Coming of Prophet Muhammad

by Jesus

(Qur'an 61:6):
6. And remember when Jesus (son of Mary) said: "O Children of Israel,
surely I am God's Messenger unto you, confirming what came before me
of the Torah, and giving glad tidings of a Messenger who will come after
me. His name will be "Ahmad". And when he came to them with clear
proofs, they said: "This is obvious magic."(18)

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10. Explanatory Footnotes:

(1)
The story of Jesus Christ began with the supplication of the
mother of Mary to her Lord to give her a child, so she can raise him
up to serve God.

(2)
The guardianship of Mary was granted to Prophet Zachariah,
Mary's maternal uncle, after they disputed as to who should take
charge of her. They considered this guardianship to be a religious
duty because Mary's mother had dedicated her to serve in the
House of God.

Zachariah was known for his knowledge and piety, so he raised her
up on strong faith and submission to God.

(3)
One of the special favors that God bestowed upon Mary because
of her piety was giving her good sustenance which no one had at
that time.

(4)
When the Angel Gabriel came to her in the form of a man with the
glad tidings, she sought refuge in God from him. This was a proof of
her modesty and chastity.

(5)
When she became pregnant with the infant Jesus, she
surrendered herself to God and went far away from her people.

(6)
God's care and protection was bestowed on Mary by preparing
for her a safe place for her delivery, near a date-palm tree, to
provide her with good nourishment.

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(7)
 When Mary was unjustly accused of committing fornication, God
commanded her to stay silent and to let the baby Jesus speak. The
baby spoke with the permission of God and that proved his mother’s
innocence.

(8)
The baby confirmed his Prophethood, his submission to God, his
servitude to God, and his status as a Human Messenger. (Refer to
Qur'an 19:30-33, [John 7:40, 8:40], Matthew 12:18, Acts 3:13, Mark
6:4)

(9)
 Monotheism was the main point of the message of Jesus.

Jesus confirmed that there is only One God and He has no

partners, nor a wife, and neither a son. Jesus invited people to
worship God alone. (Refer to Qur'an 19:36)

(10)
The miracles performed by Jesus were by the permission of God
to prove his prophethood. (Refer to Qur'an 3:49)

(11)
Jesus came to confirm the message of Moses and to correct all
the falsehoods and innovations that were made to this message.
(Refer to Qur'an 3:50)

(12)
When God saved Jesus from the crucifixion and raised him up,
He promised him that all who believed in his message will remain
superior to those who disbelieved until the Day of Judgment. (Refer
to Qur'an 3:55)

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(13)
The believer can understand that if God can create Adam from
dust, without male and female parents, he can easily create Jesus
without a male parent. (Refer to Qur'an 3:59)

(14)
Jesus was not killed nor crucified, but God raised him up. (Refer
to Qur'an 4:157-158)

(15)
Jesus did not call upon anyone to worship him, but he called his
people to worship God alone, his Lord and the Lord of all. (Refer to
Matthew 4:10, Qur'an 3:51)

(16)
 The Qur'an honors and defends Jesus and his mother from
profanity and obscenity. It calls upon us to pray to the Creator (God)
alone just as Jesus and his mother did; it does not ask us to pray to
them (as they were mere creatures of God).

(17)
Jesus preached pure monotheism as seen in many verses in the
Bible:
 "The most important one, answered Jesus, is this: Hear, O
Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is One. Love the Lord your
God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your
mind and with all your strength." (Mark 12:29)
 "Now this is eternal life: that they know you, the only True God,
and Jesus Christ whom you have sent." (John 17:3)

(18)
The prophecy of the coming Prophet Muhammad was part of the
message of Jesus. (Refer to John 15:26, 16:13, 16:14, 14:16,
Qur'an 61:6)

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11. Conclusion:

 The message of Jesus was the message of all the prophets (Pure
Monotheism). The Creator sent the same message to prophets of all
the nations. The similarities between religions come from God and
the differences arose from mankind.

 The message of God has to be one message for all His creatures. It
should be simple and easy to understand. It should also be based on a
direct connection with God.

 Islam, which means total submission to the Creator and the worship
of Him alone without any intermediary, was the religion of all the
prophets throughout the history of mankind. It is the right of the
Creator to be worshipped alone.

 At the beginning of the creation of mankind, a covenant was made

between God and humans. God gathered all human beings together
and made them testify to His Oneness and Unity. Therefore, there
exists at the heart of each man’s consciousness, an acknowledgement
of the Existence and Oneness of God, his Creator. The sun, birds,
and all creatures of God naturally submit to Him (a literal translation
of the word Islam is Submission).

 The differences among religions relate to the intermediaries and not

to the Creator. If everyone worships the Creator God alone without
partners or intermediaries, we would all be united. This is the key to
bringing harmony and unity to the world. God said "O People of the
Scripture, come to common terms between us and you, that we

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 worship none other than God, and do not associate with Him
anybody else and do not take one another as lords instead of God."
(Qur'an 3:64)

 God is Self-Sufficient, it does not befit His Majesty to take a son or

wife, or to beget or to be begotten, and there is no similitude to Him.

 The term ‘Son of God’ was not used literally, because in the Bible,
God refers to many of His chosen servants as ‘sons’. The Hebrews
believed that God is One, and that He has neither wife nor son in any
literal sense, so the term ‘Son of God’ meant servant of God. Some
of the followers of Jesus who came from a Greek or Roman
background misused this term. In their heritage the term ‘Son of
God’ signified an incarnation of a god or someone born out of a
physical union between a male and a female goddess.

 God is Perfect; He has no need to die for us. He gives life and death,
so He did not die nor was He resurrected. He saved His Prophet
Jesus and protected him as He helps and protects His believers.

 God is Most Merciful to His creatures, more than a mother is to her

children, so He forgives them whenever they repent to Him.

 The lesson which God gives to all humanity when He accepted

Adam's repentance for eating the forbidden fruit is the first instance
of forgiveness of God to humanity. There is no issue of the original
sin. Every soul bears the burden of its own sin. This shows the
merciful nature of God.

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 Forgiveness does not negate justice, nor does justice preclude
forgiveness.

 People are born free of sins; it is only after they reach the age of
puberty or maturity that they are held accountable for their sins.

 There is no superiority of one race over another. God tests each

individual on the basis of their piety and righteousness and this
reflects the manifestation of the names and attributes of God (The
Most Just, The Most Wise, etc).

 One of the greatest attributes of God is The All-Wise; He does not

create anything in vain, exalted be He! He creates things for reasons
that reflect His great Wisdom. (Refer to Qur'an 21:16)

 Humans cannot be blamed for sins they did not commit, nor can they
get salvation for not attempting to be good. One's life is a test and
each soul is responsible for its own actions, as we find in
Deuteronomy 24:16. "Parents are not to be put to death for their
children, nor children put to death for their parents, each will die for
his own sin." (Refer to Qur'an 35:18)

 This life is not our final destination. God has not created human
beings just to eat, drink, and reproduce. If that were the case, animals
would be considered better than humans, as they also eat, drink, and
reproduce, but they are not accountable for their actions. God
honored human beings and favored them above many of His
creatures.

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12. Notes:

* The Qur'an is the last holy book sent by God, but not the only book, as
Muslims believe in all the earlier revelations of God (the scriptures of
Abraham, the book of David, the Torah, the Gospel,.. etc). Muslims believe
that the original message in all the sacred books is Pure Monotheism
(unifying God in worship). Unlike the Divine scriptures that preceded, the
Qur'an has not been kept in the hands of any particular group or clergymen
of Muslims which would lead to the misinterpretation or alteration of it. On
the contrary, the Qur'an has always been within the reach of Muslims who
recite it in their daily prayers, and they refer to it for all their concerns.
Muslims read and recite the same Qur'anic text that was read and recited
during the lifetime of the Prophet Muhammad and his companions. Not a
single letter has been added or removed from the Qur'an. God the almighty
challenged the Arabs and the non-Arabs to bring forth a book similar to the
one He revealed, even though the Arabs at that time were masters of
eloquence and rhetoric, they were unable to meet the challenge, and they
realized that the Qur'an could not be from any other than God, the Lord of
the universe.

**The reference of God to Himself as WE or US in many verses of the

Qur'an denotes Grandeur and Power in Arabic. In the English language this
is known as the royal WE, where a plural pronoun is used to refer to a
single person holding a high office, such as a monarch. For the avoidance
of doubt, the Qur'an has consistently reminded us of the SINGULAR
pronoun in reference to God, when called upon by His servants.

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***The Christians, Jews, and Muslims in the Middle East use the word
"Allah" to refer to God, which refers to The Only True God.

The word Allah was mentioned in the earlier version of the Old Testament
89 times. (Refer to Genesis 1:1, Book of Daniel 6:20 Hebrew and Arabic
Bible)

I pray to God that this book will be beneficial and a

source of guidance and blessing, in this life and in
the hereafter

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